2007年VOA标准英语-American Workers Most Productive In The World

By Mil Arcega Washington 04 September 2007 Americans work longer hours and produce more per person than their counterparts in other developed countries. But according to the findings of a United Nations report released Monday, worker productivity aro

VOA标准英语2010年-Workers' Strikes Hit London, France

Strikes taking place across France and London have closed down major transport routes and turned transport links into chaos. London's Tube workers went on a 24-hour strike starting Monday evening that left commuters struggling to make it to work Tues

原版英语小短文 192. Workers in the City (1)

New York City has thousands of workers. It has workers that you don't see. It has workers that you do see. The workers that you do see are right on the street. Street vendors are everywhere. Vendors set up on the wide sidewalks. They sell purses. The

白领美丽英文诵典365 -061 Workers Job-hunt on Company

Workers job hunt on company time A quarter of US workers who use computer admit using it to hunt for a new job on company time according to the survey. Among workers who believe their Internet use is monitored by their bosses, one-quarter use their w

2007年VOA标准英语-North Korean Workers Get a Raise - From South K

By Kurt Achin Seoul 06 August 2007 South Korean authorities have agreed to raise wages at a North-South joint venture in North Korea for the first time since the experimental zone was opened three years ago. The Kaesong venture is hailed in South Kor

2006年VOA标准英语-Striking Mexican Mine Workers Return

By George Dwyer Washington, DC 06 March 2006 watch Mining Workers Mexican mine worker Thousands of miners in Mexico have begun returning to work after walking off the job last week to protest working

2006年VOA标准英语-US Public Health Workers May Not Work in F

By David McAlary Washington 18 April 2006 Nurses are in short supply throughtout the United States A new study shows that Americans might not be able to count on public health workers, if an influenza

2007年VOA标准英语-More Oil Workers Kidnapped in Nigeria

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 25 January 2007 Suspected armed militants attacked a Chinese oil company in the Southern Nigeria state, Bayelsa, Thursday, kidnapping at least two Chinese workers. From Abuja, Gilbert da Costa reports the latest hostage-tak

VOA标准英语2012--Aid Workers Struggle to Cope with Syrian Refugee Influx

Aid Workers Struggle to Cope with Syrian Refugee Influx Early afternoon at the Bab al-Salama Camp on the Syrian side of the Turkish border. Aid workers are distributing food to people waiting to become refugees in Turkey. The Turkish government is al

VOA标准英语2011--Report Warns of Scarred Generation of Young Workers

Report Warns of Scarred Generation of Young Workers The International Labor Organization (ILO) said the global recession has created what it calls a generation of scarred youth. It says frustration in finding good jobs has contributed to protests mov

VOA标准英语2011--Survey Finds Shortage of High Skilled Workers Around the Globe

Survey Finds Shortage of High Skilled Workers Around the Globe More than half of U.S. employers report having a hard time finding people to fill some of their most critical positions. Quite a few countries around the world are experiencing the same p

美国国家公共电台 NPR Supreme Court Decision Delivers Blow To Workers' Rights

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Today the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a sweeping victory to American business and an equally sweeping defeat to American workers. The court gave the green light to employers who want to bar their workers from bringing class-acti

VOA常速英语2007-Niger Delta Militants Seize Oil Workers in Attac

By Kari Barber Dakar 26 October 2007 Italian oil giant Eni has confirmed that six workers were taken in an attack on an offshore facility in Nigeria's Niger Delta on Friday morning. Some say a recent upsurge in attacks following a period of ceasefire

VOA常速英语2007年-British Unease Grows with Foreign Workers

By Sonja Pace London 21 December 2007 The British government is set to announce a series of measures early next year to tighten restrictions on immigrant workers. A booming economy has attracted foreigners to Britain from many parts of the world in r

VOA常速英语2008年-UN Workers on Scene of Plane Crash at Goma

By Ricci Shryock Dakar 16 April 2008 United Nations workers joined fire crews combing through the smoldering wreckage of a passenger plane that failed to take off and crashed into a crowded market district of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo

VOA标准英语2008年-Three Aid Workers and Driver Killed in Afghanis

Officials in Afghanistan say suspected Taliban insurgents have killed three female international workers of a U.S aid organization and their Afghan driver. Ayaz Gul gives more details from Islamabad. Afghan women walk past coffins containing the bod

2007年VOA标准英语-Russia Moves to Limit Migrant Workers

By Lisa McAdams Moscow 07 March 2007 By April, the Russian government hopes to reduce the number of illegal workers in the country by nearly 50 percent. The majority of such workers toil at low-wage market jobs shunned by ordinary Russians. Others ar

VOA常速英语2007年-Rights Group Says Sri Lankan Domestic Workers A

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 14 November 2007 A leading rights group says Sri Lankan domestic workers in the Middle East are victims of serious abuses. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, Human Rights Watch accuses Persian Gulf countries of fa

ESL Podcast 252 – A Workers Strike

Masako: I think we should strike. We need to force management to listen to our grievances. Salvador: Hold on. I think youre being too hasty. Its up to our union to call a strike, not the workers. Masako: Im not suggesting a formal strike, but we coul

VOA标准英语2009-Union Says Zimbabwe Farm Workers Worst Abuse

By Peta Thornycroft Southern Africa 13 November 2009 A new report from a Zimbabwe union says workers on the country's white-run farms were subjected to even greater violence than their employers during violent farms seizures under Zimbabwe President